Complete Original Copy of Further Amended and Restated Operating Agreement between TOL and TfL signed 16 November 2017

Neil Garratt: Further to your incomplete response to Question 2021/1954, please provide me with the complete original copy of the Amended and Restated Operating Agreement between TOL and TfL signed and executed on 16 November 2017.

The Mayor: As set out in the response to Mayor’s Question 2021/1954 I have confirmed that the terms of the agreement are as already contained in the document on the website. The dated cover sheet and the execution page were provided by way of assurance that the version that TfL had already made publicly available on its website (http://content.tfl.gov.uk/croydon-agreement-redacted-version.pdf) had been executed and on what date and is the agreement that is presently in effect.

VAWG and Online Safety (1)

Caroline Pidgeon: The Internet Watch Foundation’s 2020 Annual Report showed a 77% increase in reports of self-generated sexualised material online with analysis showing that in 80% of these cases the victims were 11-13 year-old girls. Of course, this data is not specific to London but it does show a concerning pattern of girls being groomed online. Given the increasingly gendered nature of this issue, what more are you doing through your VAWG programmes to protect and safeguard young girls online?

The Mayor: This is of great concern. Through the development of the refreshed VAWG Strategy I will work with partners to increase the focus on prevention.
A toolkit for schools has been developed by Tender to enable them to embed a Whole School Approach (WSA) to tackling and preventing VAWG and youth violence, through a focus on healthy relationships. This was developed following the MOPAC funded pilot of the WSA in Croydon. The VRU has invested £636,858 in this Tender programme since 2019, with £156,960 allocated for the 2021/22 financial year. In addition, some of the organisations funded through my VAWG Grassroots Fund support women and girls impacted by online offences, including the Young Ladies Club in Waltham Forest.
MOPAC supported the dissemination of the MPS’s safeguarding guidance for schools and colleges which includes information on sexting and child sexual exploitation. The MPS have also undertaken significant training with schools’ officers to raise awareness about, and enhance the response to, this issue.

60 plus and Freedom Pass Concessionary Fares

Caroline Pidgeon: What criteria was used by TfL, working with the DfT, to support the decision to stop travel in the morning peak for passengers using their 60 plus card or Freedom Pass? When will this be reviewed?

The Mayor: The change to the morning travel times for Freedom Pass and 60+ London Oyster photocard holders was introduced further to a condition of Transport for London’s (TfL) funding agreement with the Government and the Department for Transport.
TfL is monitoring Government advice following lockdown restrictions being lifted and is reviewing customer travel patterns to gain a better understanding of what the impacts will be on London and the TfL network. It is also reviewing the cost of reinstating Freedom Pass and 60+ Oyster card peak usage and how that might be funded under the conditions of the current Government funding agreement.

Knife tip offs

Susan Hall: For each year financial year, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 how many tip offs were received about someone carrying a knife?

The Mayor: Data on this is not held in such a way as to allow the Metropolitan Police Service to answer the question.

NHS staff attacks

Nicholas Rogers: What are you doing to tackle attacks against NHS staff in London?

The Mayor: Any attack against emergency workers is abhorrent and I support the work the MPS is doing to encourage ambulance and NHS staff to report these attacks and ensure offenders are dealt with appropriately. The MPS launched a three-month trial working to increase prosecutions in this area. Some early insights to this work show an increase in prosecutions and a willingness from NHS staff to support those prosecutions. As a result, this work has been rolled out across all BCUs in London. Key individuals are identified that are frequently committing offences, this has led to several successful prosecutions. To give victims confidence that action has been taken, case studies are anonymised and shared.
The MPS has built key relationships with senior NHS leaders to ensure staff are aware of the positive approach by police. In addition, the MPS is working with London Ambulance violence reduction officers, attending welfare events to promote positive action and encourage reporting & progressing cases to prosecution.

Cost of Rail Grinding

Emma Best: How much money has TfL spent on rail grinding in each year since 2016 across the tube and rail network?

The Mayor: For the last four completed financial years, Transport for London has spent approximately the following amounts on rail grinding. This covers all rail grinding on the Tube, including grinding carried out to manage rail defects and maximise asset life, as well as specifically for the purpose of noise reduction. These figures include both machine and protection costs, as well as staff costs.
Prior to an organisational change in 2016/17, costs were recorded in a different format, and are not comparable to more recent years.
TfL has achieved greater efficiencies as part of its management of its rail grinding programme, which means it has been able to carry out more meterage of rail grinding while reducing costs.
In the past six months alone, TfL has carried out over 16,200 metres of rail grinding on the Tube network, specifically for the purpose of noise reduction.

Face-coverings on London transport

Caroline Russell: If Government does not renew coronavirus legislation on 19 July 2021, will you instruct Transport for London (TfL) to retain the emergency safety notice about wearing face-coverings on public transport made under paragraph 12(1) of the TfL Railway Byelaws to keep workers and passengers safe from the ongoing risk of coronavirus?

The Mayor: Ifirmlybelieve thatthe requirement to wear face coverings hasbeena key measure inhelpingtokeep London’spublictransportnetwork safe during the pandemic, while at the same timepreservingand instillingpublicconfidence inusing the system.
On 19 July, theGovernment revoked thenationalregulations that, until recently, required face coverings to be worn on publictransport, despite my repeated calls to retain the national legal requirement.
After careful consideration, I asked Transport for London (TfL) to retain the requirement for passengers to wear a face covering on all TfL services and stations under Conditions of Carriage.
We are keeping arrangements under review and will discuss with the Government any additional measures that may need to be put in place should compliance not remain high.

Knife Crime (1)

Shaun Bailey: For each year financial year, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 please provide a breakdown of the ethnicity of perpetrators of knife crime, broken down by crime type, e.g., knife enabled robbery?

The Mayor: Please see attached the requested data. The supplied notes page should be read in conjunction with the data to aid in interpretation.

The Mayor: 2947_Knife Crime (1).xlsx

Bus crime in Bromley

Peter Fortune: For each year financial year, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 how many crimes were committed on buses in Bromley broken down by Major Crime Type?

The Mayor: Please see attached the requested data. The included data table also incorporates the response to MQ 2021/2923 covering the same topic and period. The supplied notes page should be read in conjunction with the data to aid in interpretation.

The Mayor: 2922__2923_Bus crime in Bromley__Bexley.xlsx

Bus crime in Bexley

Peter Fortune: For each year financial year, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 how many crimes were committed on buses in Bexley broken down by Major Crime Type?

The Mayor: Please see attached the requested data. The included data table also incorporates the response to MQ 2021/2922 covering the same topic and period. The supplied notes page should be read in conjunction with the data to aid in interpretation.

The Mayor: 2922__2923_Bus crime in Bromley__Bexley.xlsx

Emergency worker assaults in Bromley

Peter Fortune: For each year financial year, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 how many assaults were recorded against emergency workers in Bromley?

The Mayor: Please see the requested information in the attached spreadsheet. Please be aware that prior to April 2018 there was no accurate way of finding this information.

The Mayor: 2924__2925_Emergency worker assaults in Bromley__Bexley 1.xlsx

Police Encounter Panels (1)

Marina Ahmad: What progress has been made on Police Encounter Panels, particularly in Lambeth and Southwark?

The Mayor: Lambeth and Southwark officers have been working with the local authority and Youth Independent Advisory Group to recruit members and ensure those who join are representative of both boroughs. As soon as recruitment is concluded the groups can begin meeting.

Cycling on pavement enforcement outcomes

Caroline Russell: A constituent has contacted me regarding data held by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) regarding enforcement outcomes for cycling on the pavement. Could you share with me enforcement outcomes for people cycling on the pavement across London since 2016?

The Mayor: Please see attached the requested data. The supplied notes page should be read in conjunction with the data to aid in interpretation.

The Mayor: 2756_Cycling on pavement enforcement outcomes.xlsx

GLA (2)

Peter Fortune: Please list how many staff worked for the Greater London Authority each year since 2016?

The Mayor: From March 2016 to March 2019 (and previous to these dates) the number of staff at the GLA was reported as headcount. From March 2020 we have reported the number of staff at the GLA as both headcount and fulltime equivalent (FTE).
The number of staff working at the GLA as at 31 March each year from 2016 was:

First Group TOL’s response to 23 December 2020 Notice of Minor Breach issued by TfL

Neil Garratt: Further to your partial response to Question 2021/1983, please provide me with a copy of First Group TOL’s complete response to General Manager of London Trams’ Notice of Minor Breach issued on 23 December 2020.

The Mayor: Please see the attached letter dated 21 January 2021.

The Mayor: 2878 Letter to Mark Davis re minor breach 21.01.21_Redacted.pdf

Domestic Abuse (12)

Sem Moema: How many Londoners have received support from initiatives delivered through the Mayor’s Violence Against Women and Girls Fund?

The Mayor: My VAWG Fund has been delivered through four strands.
The first strand bolstered core domestic abuse and sexual violence support services across London. It is not possible to disaggregate how many Londoners received direct support through this element. However, the funding contributed to services that supported more than 6,370 victims of domestic abuse and 995 victims of sexual violence in 2019/2020 and 2020/2021.
The second strand enabled the extension of key transformation and innovation projects, including the London Survivors Gateway and programmes addressing the behaviour of domestic abuse and stalking perpetrators. Over 3,800 people have been supported through this strand.
The third strand established a fund focussed on developing grass roots provision. Data is not yet available for projects funded through this.
The fourth strand has enabled the development and commissioning of six projects that support women and girls affected by or at risk of violence, through dedicated helplines, specialist advocacy, therapeutic intervention and holistic support. More than 13,000 Londoners have received support from these projects since January 2020.

Level of TfL services

Caroline Pidgeon: On the 18 May 2021 TfL issued a press statement, which stated:
“TfL is today (Monday 18th May) operating:
85 per cent of bus services;


75 per cent of Tube services. The Circle line has been re-instated and 7 of the 37 stations that were closed for several weeks are now open;


80 per cent of London Overground and Docklands Light Railway (DLR) services;


100 per cent of TfL Rail services;


95 per cent of London Trams services;


95 per cent of Cycle Hire services, with all three cycle hire hubs staffed and open and a further two cycle hire hubs added for additional demand.


100 per cent of the Emirates Airline


A one boat service on the Woolwich Ferry”
More recently TfL have been claiming to be running a ‘full service’ across London.
Please provide an update to the actual level of service now operating on all the above services.

The Mayor: TfL has sought to run as close to a normal service as possible during the pandemic, although service levels across the network have been impacted at different times by staff sickness, the unpredictability of operational staff having to self-isolate and changes in customer demand.
Below shows the current levels of service operating across the network:

Knife Crime (2)

Shaun Bailey: For each year financial year, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 please provide a breakdown of the ethnicity of victims of knife crime, broken down by crime type, e.g., knife enabled robbery?

The Mayor: Please see attached the requested data. The supplied notes page should be read in conjunction with the data to aid in interpretation.

The Mayor: 2948_Knife Crime (2).xlsx

Accessing police data (1)

Shaun Bailey: For each year financial year, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21, how many police officers were sanctioned or warned for accessing information on police databases without good reason to do so?

The Mayor: The table below shows the number of officers recorded on the Centurion database as subject to sanction for accessing police information without good reason.
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
Sanction
19
5
10
13
9
Note that there will be investigations that remain ongoing and are therefore not included in the data. Furthermore, not all investigations will lead to a sanction.

Knife crime victims’ history

Unmesh Desai: Please provide the number of knife crime victims whose details at the time of the incident were already on the police database for a) a criminal offence b) as a previous victim of crime, in each of the last 5 years. Please provide the breakdown as a proportion of overall knife crimes for each year.

The Mayor: This information is not available in this format.

2025 Emissions Target and Taxis

Keith Prince: Factoringinthe number of taxi vehicles permanently delicensed & those that ‘may’ return, will theMayorconcede that his 2025 emission target reduction will be met without the need for further age reduction beyond the current 14 years?

The Mayor: The taxi trade has made great strides in embracing new vehicles to reduce emissions and I welcome these efforts, particularly given the challenges the trade has faced during the pandemic. To help drivers,I have made available a significant support package, which is detailedinmy responsetoquestion2021/1950.
The phased approach to taxi age limits helps to ensure that we are on track to reduce NOx emissions from taxis by 65 per cent compared to 2013 levels. This, with other measures, will see London come into compliance with legal limits for nitrogen dioxide by 2025 at the latest, in accordance with the government’s own 2017 air quality action plan.
As recovery from the pandemic remains uncertain revising fleet estimates is currently not appropriate. It’s vital that as taxi use recovers, it does so in a way that continues to reduce the trade’s impact on emissions and air quality.

Homicide victims’ history

Unmesh Desai: Please provide the number of homicide victims whose details at the time of the incident were already on the police database for a) a criminal offence b) as a previous victim of crime, in each of the last 5 years. Please provide the breakdown as a proportion of overall homicidesfor each year.

The Mayor: This information is not available in this format.

Violent Crime Task Force (1)

Sem Moema: What is the role of the Violent Crime Task Force in supporting the work of violence suppression units?

The Mayor: The Violent Crime Task Force (VCTF) are a Pan-London Command who are the system leaders for violence suppression and deduction across the MPS. They work in partnership and support BCU-based Violence Suppression Units (VSU). The key elements of the VCTF are:

Giving priority to the preservation of institutional reputation above accountability as a form of institutional corruption

Caroline Russell: Section 502 of chapter 10 of the Report of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel, published in June 2021, includes this statement: “Unwarranted assurances were given to the family, and the Metropolitan Police placed the reputation of the organisation above the need for accountability and transparency. The lack of candour and the repeated failure to take a fresh, thorough and critical look at past failings are all symptoms of institutional corruption, which prioritises institutional reputation over public accountability.” Do you agree with this definition of institutional corruption, and why?

The Mayor: The National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) defines corruption as “the improper exercise of power or privilege for the purpose of achieving a personal benefit or a benefit or detriment to another person”.
I agree that the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) must be publicly accountable, and not prioritise its reputation over that. I support the Panel’s recommendation for a duty of candour and I hope that the Government will progress this.

Monitoring of air pollution from the Silvertown road tunnel

Caroline Pidgeon: In response to question 2020/3799 submitted in November 2020 you finally provided a reply in March 2021 which stated:
“TfL does not anticipate that Silvertown will have a significant impact on Particulate Matter, however, given the significance of this pollutant my air quality team is considering options for further PM2.5monitoring in support of the work already underway on NO2”
Please provide a full update on the air monitoring arrangements for the Silvertown Tunnel on all approach roads in the boroughs of Newham, Tower Hamlets, Lewisham and Greenwich. Please also set out how air monitoring will be undertaken for both Nitrogen Dioxide and particulate matter.

The Mayor: Transport for London (TfL) began a comprehensive programme of air quality monitoring in December 2020 to ensure the impacts of the Silvertown Tunnel are fully understood, and to deliver on the overall air quality improvement expected as a result of the scheme.
TfL has already installed 38 diffusion tubes and three continuous monitoring stations across five boroughs (Newham, Greenwich, Lewisham, Southwark and Tower Hamlets)which are recording nitrogen dioxide (NO2). TfL has consulted on the details of proposed air quality monitoring with the Silvertown Tunnel Implementation Group (STIG) and further details are available in the STIG meeting papers published on TfL’s website here: https://tfl.gov.uk/travel-information/improvements-and-projects/silvertown-tunnel.
Data collected from the installed continuous monitoring stations is now available on the London Air Quality Network website here: https://www.londonair.org.uk/and, once installed, PM2.5 data will be available on the same website. Data from the diffusion tube sites is expected to be available from spring 2022.
The data collected from these sites will feed into an updated air quality model to re-assess the air quality impacts of the scheme, with a focus on the areas that the Environmental Statement for the scheme identified had the worst air quality. Secondary data sources including air quality data collected by others and outputs from traffic modelling, including traffic flows, composition and speeds will also be used.
In addition to the NO2 monitoring TfL have agreed to install a continuous PM2.5 monitor in Newham, which will complement existing local authority monitoring in Greenwich and Tower Hamlets and support wider AQ initiatives across the capital. The reporting of this will be separate from the legal requirements set out in the DCO and MMS workstream.

Noise camera technology

Caroline Pidgeon: Following the recent adoption of more acoustic cameras in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, does TfL have any plans to adopt similar technology on any roads that it controls?

The Mayor: Transport for London does not have any plans for implementing noise camera technology at this time. Please also see my response to Mayor’s Question 2021/3002.

Police Encounter Panels (2)

Marina Ahmad: What does the Met hope to achieve through setting up Police Encounter Panels?

The Mayor: As set out in my Action Plan for Transparency, Accountability and Trust in policing, it is important for the MPS to maintain Londoners’ trust and confidence. The MPS have been working hard to address this and know that a key aspect of this work is to ensure that officers are appropriately held to account.
The Police Encounter Panels (PEPs) provide a further mechanism through which Body Worn Video footage of police encounters can be reviewed by people from local communities to provide feedback to support individual and organisational learning.
This work will impact policy and best practice and help improve trust and confidence amongst London’s communities.

Emergency worker assaults in Bexley

Peter Fortune: For each year financial year, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 how many assaults were recorded against emergency workers in Bexley?

The Mayor: Please see the requested information in the attached spreadsheet. Please be aware that prior to April 2018 there was no accurate way of finding this information.

The Mayor: 2924__2925_Emergency worker assaults in Bromley__Bexley 1.xlsx

Freedom Pass Use Before 9am

Tony Devenish: Recognising that you will need to find new money to fund such a change, what plans do you have to reinstate Freedom Pass usage before 9am as London moves past the Covid-19 pandemic?

The Mayor: Transport for London (TfL) is monitoring Government advice following lockdown restrictions being lifted and is reviewing customer travel patterns to gain a better understanding of what the impacts will be on London and the TfL network. It is also reviewing the cost of reinstating Freedom Pass peak usage and how that might be funded under the conditions of the current Government funding agreement.

Accessing police data (2)

Shaun Bailey: For each year financial year, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 how many police staff were sanction or warned for accessing information on police databases without good reason to do so?

The Mayor: The table below shows the number of staff recorded on the Centurion database as subject to sanction for accessing police information without good reason.
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
Sanction
9
1
6
0
1
Note that there will be investigations that remain ongoing and are therefore not included in the data. Not all investigations will lead to a sanction.

Acoustic Cameras (1)

Tony Devenish: Is TfL working with the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea (RBKC) to understand the acoustic cameras that RBKC is trialling?

The Mayor: Transport for London (TfL) worked with the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea to help them find suitable locations to site the acoustic cameras but has not undertaken any other work with them on the trial. TfL does work with the boroughs to reduce excessive noise from road transport by reducing motor traffic volumes by encouraging people to walk, cycle and use public transport and supporting the uptake of low and zero emission vehicles. I would value your support in persuading the council to work more closely with TfL on these measures, such as reinstating the cycle lanes that were temporarily removed on Kensington High Street.

Acoustic Cameras (2)

Tony Devenish: Will TfL consider rolling these cameras out on TfL roads to combat noise pollution and enforce public safety?

The Mayor: As outlined in my response to Mayor’s Question 2020/3263, Transport for London does not have any plans for implementing noise camera technology at this time. TfL’s strategy for combatting excessive noise from road transport is to reduce motor traffic volumes by enabling people to walk, cycle and use public transport. I would value your support in persuading the council to work more closely with TfL on these measures, such as reinstating the cycle lanes that were temporarily removed on Kensington High Street.

Police Encounter Panels (3)

Marina Ahmad: What is the specific makeup of currently running Police Encounter Panels? How many independent community members are there versus senior police officers?

The Mayor: The Police Encounter Panels (PEPs) are a new mechanism to which community members are currently being recruited. The MPS recognises the importance of ensuring PEPs are representative and equipped to appropriately hold the police to account. To do this it is important that members reflect those diverse communities who are disproportionately impacted by police powers and can bring their lived experience to the groups.
Local officers organising recruitment will therefore focus on young people, women and those from Black communities. Each group will always have more independent community members than police officers ensuring that those involved feel supported and comfortable in holding the police to account.

Operating Agreement between TOL and TfL in effect on 9 November 2016

Neil Garratt: In your response to Question 2021/1955 you refer to “Schedule 12 of the document” which, as I’m sure you are aware, is labelled [NOT USED] in all 3 versions (i.e, 1996, 2008 and 2017 draft) of the TOL-TfL Operating Agreement you provided in response to Question 2020/1100. Can you review your erroneous response and provide me with the correct reference?

The Mayor: The earlier versions of the Operating Agreement are provided at Schedule 20 (rather than Schedule 12) of the document on the hyperlink which was provided in response to Mayor’s Question 2020/1100.

25 November 1996 Operating Agreement between Tram Operations Limited and Tramtrack Croydon Limited

Neil Garratt: The signed and executed 25 November 1996 Operating Agreement between Tram Operations Limited and Tramtrack Croydon Limited found in the draft contract you provided response to Question 2020/1100 contains two signatures for Tram Operations Limited. Whose signatures are they?

The Mayor: The document predates the purchase of Tramtrack Croydon Limited (TCL) by Transport for London (TfL) in 2008. TfL was not a party to the agreement between TCL and Tram Operations Limited (TOL). Redaction of signatures is standard practice to prevent misuse of images of signatures.It is public knowledge available from Companies House that the Directors of TOL at the date of the document were Peter Gerard Hendy and John Anthony Storey.

1 September 2008 Amended and Restated Operating Agreement between TfL and TOL

Neil Garratt: Further to your response to Question 2020/1100, please provide me with an original copy of the signed and executed 1 September 2008 Amended and Restated Operating Agreement between TfL (as Tramtrack Croydon Limited) and First Group TOL.

The Mayor: I refer to the answer provided to Mayor’s Question 2020/1100 which confirmed that the 2017 Amended and Restated Operating Agreementis publicly available and that the history of the contractual arrangements dating from 1996 is set out in the recitals to that agreement.For ease of reference a link was provided to that document.
You will be aware from Clause D of the recitals that the parties agreed on 1 September 2008 the amendment and re-statement of the 1996 Agreement on the basis of the terms of the Amended and Re-stated Operating Agreement set out in the 2008 Agreement. The agreement was not executed but the parties proceeded on the basis of those terms.

NHS staff assaults

Nicholas Rogers: For each year financial year, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 how many attacks against NHS staff were recorded by the Met?

The Mayor: There is no way for the MPS to distinguish whether victims work in the Private Health Sector or whether any locations are Private hospitals/Private health clinics, therefore the information supplied may not be an accurate count of NHS staff or NHS locations.
Please see the available information in the attached spreadsheet. The notes page should be read in conjunction with these data to aid in interpretation.

The Mayor: 2915_NHS staff assaults.xls.xlsx

GLA (4)

Peter Fortune: Please list how many Greater London Authority staff have resigned or been made redundant broken down by directorate and month for the past two years?

The Mayor: For the year ending 31 March 2020 117 employees resigned and 6 employees were made redundant. For the year ending 31 March 2021 91 employees resigned, there were no redundancies. All figures are based on the end of the financial year i.e. 31 March each year. In 2020 the directorate structure was changed with the creation of the Chief Officer, Strategy & Communications, Communities & Skills and Good Growth directorates, which replaced the Communities & Intelligence and Development, Enterprise & Environment directorates.

Flexi Season Tickets (4)

Elly Baker: Peak Carnet tickets, which offer a discount of 10%, will be replaced by the flexi season tickets. Carnets are purchased in packs of 5 or 10 and are valid for 3 months. A flexi season ticket is for 8 journeys over just 28 days. Do you agree that Peak Carnets are a more flexible option than the flexi season ticket and that the Government should bring them back into use?

The Mayor: I fully support measures that make travelling on public transport easier, more convenient and more affordable. For many years, Londoners have benefitted from pay as you go on contactless and Oyster on the Transport for London (TfL) network, which offers convenience, affordable travel as well as daily and weekly caps. Fares in London are set so that a daily cap is one fifth of a weekly cap. Whether you travel part time or full time - you only pay the fares proportionate to your travel.
Although I have no control over the ticketing arrangements on the National Rail network, I understand that there have been concerns raised by a significant number of users and stakeholder groups about the new flexible season ticket scheme and the removal of Peak Carnets. I would urge the Government to listen and respond to those concerns, whilst keeping the new flexible season ticket scheme under review.
TfL remains unconvinced of the passenger benefits of introducing flexible season tickets on the TfL network. Promoting pay as you go for onwards travel is easy to communicate to customers; provides greater flexibility; and is likely to save customers’ money. In discussions with the Department for Transport and the Rail Delivery Group, TfL carefully considered options for introducing this on the TfL Network before concluding that it would not be part of the flexible season ticket scheme.

Correspondence relating to and drafts of 16 November 2017 Further Amended and Restated Operating Agreement between TfL and TOL

Neil Garratt: Further to your response to Question 2021/1954, please provide me with (a) copies of all drafts of and (b) all correspondence (both internal and between TfL & TOL) relating to the Amended and Restated Operating Agreement signed between TfL and TOL on 16 November 2017.

The Mayor: The request for “(a) drafts of and (b) all correspondence (both internal and between TfL & TOL) relating to the Amended and Restated Operating Agreement signed between TfL and TOL on 16 November 2017” would require an extensive level of searching to be carried out by TfL. The documents in question are likely to be commercially sensitive in that disclosure would be likely to prejudice TfL’s commercial interests and internal communications are likely to be legally privileged. You will be aware that TfL resources are extremely limited at the moment and so searching for, reviewing and redacting where necessary to enable any non-privileged material to be disclosed would not be an appropriate or proportionate use of public resources.

Transport for London funding

Krupesh Hirani: Has Transport for London or the Mayor of London received any explanation from the Government as to why it has been treated differently, with unfair strings attached to bailout deals, compared to other areas and private rail companies; who have had debt free bailouts?

The Mayor: Government have told me they do not accept the comparison between Transport for London (TfL) and the private rail companies on various technical grounds, none of which I find compelling.
As I have said repeatedly, the privately-run rail companies have suffered similar huge collapses in fare income to that of TfL; yet, as you recognise, the Government has supported them for 18 months with far fewer conditions attached. This is despite the fact that London had the highest number of total rail journeys of all the regions in 2019-20, with 940 million out of 1,504 million passenger journeys in 2019-20 made within or to / from London, and 535 million of those 940 million within London.
London's economy represents 23% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). I have made clear repeatedly that long-term, sustainable funding is needed for TfL if we are going to have a transport system that continues to be safe, reliable, and capable of supporting jobs, homes, and economic growth post-pandemic.

Knife crime victims age profile

Unmesh Desai: Please provide the age profile of knife crime victims in each of the last 5 years.

The Mayor: Please see attached the requested data. The supplied notes page should be read in conjunction with the data to aid in interpretation.

The Mayor: 3149_Knife crime victims age profile (1).xlsx

Drugs (1)

Tony Devenish: We often hear London is an epicentre from which drugs are distributed to the rest of the UK. What work has been done and what conclusions have been drawn on the supply of drugs into London?

The Mayor: The MPS specialist crime command has numerous proactive units located at a various sites across London with a core function of tackling organised criminality. The majority of groups targeted are involved in the widespread supply of controlled drugs. An example of this type of work is Operation Eternal which targeted Encrochat, a communication network used by members of organised crime groups to plan illicit drug supply activities. The groups targeted were involved in both importation and distribution activity. This operation has led to the arrest and charging of 411 subjects and the seizure of 1146 kg of Class A drugs.
The Regional Organised Crime Threat Assessment (ROCTA) team has recently been established in London. The ROCTA draws officers from the MPS, the City of London Police and British Transport Police. The team is a key link between the NCA and London ensuring the best use is made of intelligence and focusing proactive units on those criminals causing most harm to Londoners.
At a local level, to support our officers in tackling drug trafficking in London, the Mayor’s uplift has allowed the Met to introduced Drug Focus Desks and Drug Advisors to every BCU. These functions increase operational capacity and have been successful in supporting local officers in building cases against those involved is street level drug dealing. This has seen a 21 % increase of people charged for supply offences over the past 12 months.
In addition to the work the Met is doing, MOPAC has commissioned research to derive a partnership approach to drug related crime in London. The scope of this research arose from a widely acknowledged link between rising violence in London and the illicit drugs markets, and also from frequent community and stakeholder concerns that little was being done to tackle ‘open-air’ drug dealing and the wider crime and ASB which was associated with this. One of the key outcomes of the project is to articulate how drugs are driving crime in London. The report is currently being finalised.

Sexual assaults on public transport (1)

Caroline Russell: Could you provide data on the number of sexual assaults on London public transport that the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) responded to during the past three years including a) mode of transport where the assault occurred, b) whether the incident led to a suspect or suspects being charged and, c) whether there was a conviction.

The Mayor: The MPS are only able to supply information related to sexual assaults on buses – other forms of public transport are policed by the British Transport Police.
Please see the information attached. The MPS do not hold conviction information.
It should be noted that the numerous COVID-19 restrictions in place since 23 March 2020 are likely to have impacted recorded levels of crime.
The notes page supplied should be read in conjunction with the information in the spreadsheet to aid in interpretation.

The Mayor: 2271_V3_Sexual assaults on public transport.xlsx